About

Did you know that, considering empty space, the actual mass that makes up our bodies can be compared to one grain of rice in a cathedral? The empty space from which we are made then is the cathedral. This means that the only reason we actually experience ourselves and the world around us as „matter“ is because of electrons flying around within a probability range. Isn´t that amazing?

With a background in scientific studies (bachelor´s degree in Computational Life Science), I discovered on a journey to Spain that I am most happy when connected to nature. The place that gave me a new view on life was a community farm in Asturias / Spain. This was in 2011. Ever since then I have become very interested in more natural ways of living and I wanted to learn how to grow food.

My curiosity has led me to various farms in different places, amongst them Spain, Italy and Thailand, where I became acquainted with the concept of Permaculture. It has also led me to read many books on the topic. It eventually led me to take courses in Permaculture (Companion planting in Permaculture) and gardening (No-Dig gardening with Charles Dowding) and finishing the PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate). After three years of sharing a garden with friends, gathering the first experiences of growing our own vegetables, I then moved back in with my parents to practice what I had learned thus far, developing their property into a Permaculture project, called The Brehmweg Farm.

I consider Permacultures to be a healthy, holistic, kind and logical approach to living in our world. Permaculture is not only inspiring but also empowering in my view, as it gives me an idea of what I can do to change my surroundings for the better.

My aim here is to display the things I learned during the development of the Brehmweg Farm and through getting to know other people and their projects in the most honest and helpful manner so that others can make the best of what I learned. I want to share and document the experiments that went well and the ones that did not.

The view I share with you is a privileged one. I don´t have to live from the land I work on, neither do I have to make money from it, nor am I dependent on the yield. I see my perspective as one of an avid gardener with a permaculture design background.

May this blog serve you as an inspiration to learn more about Permaculture, to take a different view on the world, to learn something about gardening and other projects and to aim for a more sustainable world.